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Lockheed Martin Targets Up to 200 F‑35 Deliveries in 2025 as Backlog Hits $179B — What’s New on November 10, 2025

Published: November 10, 2025 Lockheed Martin is pushing for its strongest F‑35 production year yet, with multiple outlets and company disclosures indicating a stretch goal of as many as 200 jets in 2025 as global demand accelerates and the order book swells to a record $179 billion. The latest developments span fresh international activity, a thicker backlog, and ongoing recovery from last year’s TR‑3 delays—setting up a pivotal fourth quarter for the world’s largest defense contractor. Defence Industry Europe+2TipRanks+2 At a glance F‑35 production: from recovery to record pace After clearing the 2024 bottleneck caused by Technology Refresh 3 (TR‑3)

10 November 2025

F-35 vs F-22 vs F-16: The Ultimate 2025 Fighter Jet Showdown

The F-35 has three variants—F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C—and can carry 2× 2000-lb bombs internally (or up to 18,000 lb externally) with a top speed of about Mach 1.6. As of 2025, the F-35A unit flyaway price is roughly $80–$90 million (B/C around $100 million), with production around 150 jets per year and over 1,000 aircraft delivered. The F-22 Raptor entered service in 2005, with only 195 aircraft built before production ended in 2011, making it a boutique USAF-only fighter. The F-22 can reach Mach 1.8 in supercruise and Mach 2.25+ in level flight, carries 6 AIM-120 AMRAAMs and 2 AIM-9

21 August 2025

Air Force · Aircraft Comparison · Defense · Fighter Jets · Military Technology · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:RTX

F-35 Lightning Strikes in 2025: Upgrades, War Zones, and Global Controversies

In 2025 the F-35 program began full Block 4 modernization, adding more than 75 enhancements, including the APG-85 AESA radar replacing the APG-81 and the TR-3 hardware/software upgrade that enables sensor fusion and open-system architecture. By May 1, 2025 Lockheed Martin had cleared the TR-3 backlog and delivered the last of 72 TR-3-era airframes, reaching roughly 200 F-35s delivered with TR-3 hardware by mid-2025 while full Block 4 software awaited U.S. certification. 2025 was targeted as a record production year with 170–190 total F-35 deliveries planned. Israel’s F-35I Adir jets flew notional Iran strikes in June 2025 with one-way ranges

22 July 2025

Controversies · F-35 · Global Security · Military Technology · NYSE:LMT · Upgrades

F-35 Lightnig II Uncovered: Inside the $1 Trillion Stealth Fighter Dominating the Skies

The F-35 is a family of three variants: F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL), F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL), and F-35C carrier-capable version. The aircraft first flew in 2006, with IOC achieved by the F-35B in July 2015, the F-35A in August 2016, and the F-35C in early 2019. As of mid-2025, more than 1,170 F-35s have been delivered worldwide, with the U.S. planning to buy 2,456 and partners adding 900-plus for a fleet exceeding 3,000 by about 2035. Unit flyaway costs for Lot 15–17 averaged $82.5 million for the F-35A, $109 million for the F-35B, and $102 million for

15 June 2025

Aerospace · Defense Industry · Fighter Jets · Military Aviation · NYSE:LMT · Stealth Technology